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Aug. 18, 1959 Filed Sept. 26, 1957 M. ENTRINGER ETAL BASIC UNDERGARMENT AND BOUFFANT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS MAE/AN E N TEINGEB Susnrv E/v TBINGER,

Wm M

ATTORNEY Aug. 18, 1959 M. ENTRINGER ETAL 2,899,962

BASIC UNDERGARMENT AND BOUFFANT Filed Sept. 26, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS MARIAN ENTBINGEE Susan Enrrzrrvcsz BY 2 Z A TTORNEY United States Patent BASIC UNDERGARMENT AND 'BOUFFANT Marian Entringer and Susan Entringer, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Application September 26, 1957, Serial No. 686,448

2 Claims. (Cl. 1 28-519) This invention relates in general to a new garment and in particular to a basic undergarment to which bouffants may be attached.

Girls and women presently wear a number of halfslips to obtain a fullness in the skirt. These are tied or pinned about the waist and cause bulkiness. Also they often become unattached and sag and gather.

It is an object of the present invention therefore, to provide a basic garment of the girdle or waistband type to which different boulfants may be attached.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an attractive and comfortable garment for women and girls.

Yet another object is to provide a basic supporting garment which evenly and firmly supports bouffants.

A feature of this invention is found in the provision for a basic undergarment with attaching means to which bouifants of different sizes and thicknesses and (fullness may be attached.

Further objects, features and advantages will become apparent from the following description and claims when read in view of the drawings, in which;

Figure 1 illustrates a basic girdle with a bouffant attached;

Figure 2 is an enlarged front detailed viewwhich shows how the boufi'ant is detached;

Figure 3 is a rear view of the basic and bouffant;

Figure 4 illustrates a modification wherein a waistband has a detachable bouifant;

Figure 5 is an enlarged view that illustrates how the bouffant attaches to the waistband, and;

Figure 6 illustrates the invention worn under a skirt.

As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 a girdle has an upper portion 1 and a lower portion 2 and a zipper 8 in the back. The zipper does not have to be used. The girdle may be similar to girdles presently on the market. It has front garter attachments 5 and 6 and rear garter attachments 9 and 10.

Attached to the girdle at 7 between the upper and lower portion is a snap-band 3 of lightweight but strong material, as for example nylon. The snap-band hangs more or less straight down from the hips and has a plurality of attaching means as for example snaps 4. These snaps may be of metal, hard rubber, plastic or other suitable material and are designed so as -to firmly support the bouffants.

The boufifant 11 has a band 12 in which are mounted snaps 13 that can be connected to the snaps 4 on the girdle. The snaps 13 and 4 are mounted so that they mate with each other to firmly support the bouif-ant. The

2,899,962 ii atented Aug. 18, 1959 lower portion of the bouffant may have a ruffle 14 of material to match or blend with the dress being worn. It is to be realized that the bouffant may have a number of layers and ruflles to give the desired fullness. The snaps 4 are placed low enough so that the garment does not pull when seated. The snaps and band 12 join below the largest part of the hips so that no break or bump is observed when the dress is worn.

Figures 4 and 5 illustrate a modification wherein a waistband 15 has elastic top 16 to which is attached a snap band 17.

A bouflant 18 has a band 20 in which are mounted snaps 21 that connect to snaps attached to the lower portion of snap band 17 As shown in Figure 4 the boulfant 18 has rufiles 19 attached about the lower portion. A

Figure 6 illustrates a skirt 22 worn over the bouifant with the rulfie 19 intentionally showing. It is to be realized that the rufile matches or blends with the dress 22.

In use the girdle 1 or waistband 15 is put on. Then the desired bouffant is slipped on and attached by closing the snaps in the snap band and boufiant. The hanging, sagging bouffant is eliminated for a neater trimmer waistline.

The wearer, once these basics are acquired can buy detachable ruflles, in place of full bouifants that are now on the market. The fullness will be manufactured in the detachable rufile-which will do away with wearing four or five at one time for desired fullness. This will insure absolute stability, instead of wearing a belt or pins to hold them in place. This design may be manufactured in more colors, designs of prints or florals. They are meant to be seen or not to be seen as fashion permits. With this new type garment womens and childrens clothes may be designed with split skirts to show a matching bouffant, as for example, coat style dresses, threequarter dresses or jumper style.

Although this invention has been described with respect to preferred embodiments, it is not to be so limited as changes and modifications may be made which are fully within the intended scope as defined by the appended claims.

We claim:

1. A garment comprising a girdle having a waist portion and leg portions, a snap band attached to the girdle intermediate the waist portion and the leg portions and formed with attaching means adjacent its lower edge thereof, a boufiant with a waist band, and said waist band having mating attaching means engageable with the attaching means on the snap band.

2. A garment comprising a girdle having an upper portion and leg engaging portions, a zipper in the upper portion to open and close the girdle, a snap band of strong but light'material attached to the girdle and formed with attaching means adjacent its lower edge, and a bouifant with a waist band which is detachably connected to the snap band. 7

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,290,954 Fox July 28, 1942 2,465,518 Deutsch Mar. 29, 1949 2,671,218 Luhr Mar. 9, 1954 2,803,823 Broadwin Aug. 27, 1957 

